The tomb of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein has been destroyed in fighting near Tikrit where Iraqi forces supported by Iran-backed Shiite militias have been trying to take control of the city from the militants of the Islamic State (Isis).Mar 17, 2015

CCTV footage released on 17 March showed three British teenagers suspected of planning to join Islamic State (Isis) militants in Syria being detained at Istanbuls Sabiha Gokcen airport on 13 March after a tip-off from British authorities that two of them were travelling to Turkey via Spain.Mar 17, 2015

International Olympic Committee (IOC) members on 17 March toured venues for the Pyeongchang 2018 winter Olympics in South Korea, ahead of the fourth meeting of the IOC Coordination Commission.Mar 17, 2015